: a goal game in which players use a long-handled stick that has a triangular head with a mesh pouch to catch, carry, and throw the ball
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White had hoped to have a college athlete career playing basketball and lacrosse but was hindered by injuries and several surgeries on her knees.
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ABC News, 15 May 2026
Club members attended from women’s rugby, men’s lacrosse, water polo, hockey, tap, women’s ultimate, men’s soccer, field hockey, cycling, men’s and women’s skiing and women’s lacrosse.
—Katie Servas, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
In girls lacrosse, Lake Highland won the Class 1A state title.
—Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
District 230 parent Howie Jablecki said players who attend Stagg will be left without access to the lacrosse.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
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ABC News, 15 May 2026
Club members attended from women’s rugby, men’s lacrosse, water polo, hockey, tap, women’s ultimate, men’s soccer, field hockey, cycling, men’s and women’s skiing and women’s lacrosse.
—Katie Servas, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
In girls lacrosse, Lake Highland won the Class 1A state title.
—Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
District 230 parent Howie Jablecki said players who attend Stagg will be left without access to the lacrosse.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
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“Lacrosse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lacrosse. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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lacrosse
noun
la·crosse
lə-ˈkrȯs 
: a game played on a field in which players use long-handled sticks with shallow nets for catching, throwing, and carrying the ball
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